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HR 1931 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1931
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the production of Federal reserve notes in a manner which enables an individual who is blind to determine the denomination of each such note, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 18, 2007
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the production of Federal reserve notes in a manner which enables an individual who is blind to determine the denomination of each such note, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES REQUIRED FOR EACH FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE DENOMINATION.
(a) In General- Section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418) is amended in the 8th undesignated paragraph--
`(h) Engraving of Plates; Denomination and Form of Notes-
`(1) IN GENERAL- `In order to furnish suitable notes for circulation'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) DISTINCTIVE FEATURES FOR VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS- Before being put into circulation, each Federal reserve note the denomination of which is $50 or less shall be trimmed in the manner required under this paragraph so as to make the denomination of such note recognizable to an individual who is blind:
`(A) All 4 corners of each $1 Federal reserve note.
`(B) 3 corners of each $2 Federal reserve note.
`(C) Upper left-hand and lower right-hand corners of each $5 Federal reserve note.
`(D) Upper left-hand and upper right-hand corners of each $10 Federal reserve note.
`(E) Upper left-hand and lower left-hand corner of each $20 Federal reserve note.
`(F) 1 corner of each $50 Federal reserve note.'.
(b) Effective Date- Paragraph (2) of section 16(h) of the Federal Reserve Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) shall apply to each Federal reserve note the denomination of which is $50 or less which is put into circulation after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1931 as Introduced in House Catherine Skivers Currency for All Act
